Author: Bella Marello
NORMAL, Ill. – The Normal Town council unanimously approved the 2026 property tax levy, with a price reduction. “This is arguably one of the more important things we vote on all year,” council member Kathleen Lorenz said. According to council member Scott Preston, this is not only a reduction in the rate that property owners […]
BLOOMINGTON, Ill. – The Bloomington City Council unanimously approved three measures advancing the proposed redevelopment of Eastland Mall. “This is a big deal,” Senior Deputy City Manager Billy Tyus said. “This mall property, Eastland Mall property, is probably the one we get the most interest in and the most complaints about in terms of what’s […]
Image by Bella Marello NORMAL, Ill. – The Normal Town Council accepted a proposal from Veolia Water Technologies for ammonia removal pilot testing equipment. The Town of Normal previously tried a different type of testing that failed. Council member Kathleen Lorenz pulled the item from the voting agenda for discussion and asked Normal Water Department […]
Image taken by Bella Marello NORMAL, Ill. – The Normal Town Council sat in on a presentation of the Normal pedestrian and roadway campus safety initiative. According to Normal Public Works and Engineering Director Ryan Otto, the initiative strives to understand traffic concerns and improve traffic challenges. “Ultimately, it’s about improving safety and mobility on […]
BLOOMINGTON, Ill. – The City of Bloomington Council unanimously approved the $110,000 installation of police drones. “There’re several agencies around the state that are taking this technology and using it as a force multiplier for their missions and their communities, and we see fit that we need to do this here as well,” Bloomington Police […]
Image by Bella Marello NORMAL, Ill. – The Normal Town Council extended the moratorium on data centers through May 31, 2027. This legal suspension means the Town of Normal will not accept any data center applications or land use until the moratorium expires. Council member Kathleen Lorenz said the previous moratorium was intended to learn […]
BLOOMINGTON, Ill. – The City of Bloomington has submitted for federal grants to help with storm cleanup. Bloomington City Council sat in on a presentation of this grant submission on Monday. Severe storms hit McLean County on Aug. 13, and the City of Bloomington is still working on getting the community back in shape. “Our […]
Image taken by Bella Marello NORMAL, Ill. – Normal Town Council approved the start of a pedestrian bridge project construction on Linden Street during their meeting Tuesday. The resolution to accept bids and award the construction contract to Stark Excavating was approved unanimously. Council Member Karyn Smith asked how traffic on Linden Street will be […]
BLOOMINGTON, Ill. – The City of Bloomington approved a contract with Teska Associates for the West Bloomington Quality of Life Road Map and made amendments to the Bloomington zoning code. At the meeting, City Manager Jeff Jurgens announced a Data Center City/Town Panel Discussion on Wednesday at 5-8 p.m. at the Bloomington Center for the […]
Image taken by Bella Marello NORMAL, Ill. – Normal Town Council extended an emergency declaration and initiated the zoning of a battery energy storage system. An emergency meeting was called by the Town of Normal to address continued local disaster emergency proclamation authority, following the tornadoes Bloomington-Normal saw on Friday. At this meeting at 6:55 […]